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Tomas Tatar doesn't even look at the standings anymore. All he knows is that the Detroit Red Wings have to win, win and then win again if they want to make the NHL playoffs.

The effort should be helped as Tomas Jurco returns tonight, when the Wings host the Montreal Canadiens at Joe Louis Arena (7 p.m., FSD, TSN). Jurco has missed a touch over two weeks because of a rib injury.

Mike Babcock has Jurco starting with David Legwand and Johan Franzen, which bumps Daniel Alfredsson to the third line with Darren Helm and Joakim Andersson. Babcock likes Alfredsson with Helm because of Helm's speed, and he ...